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I, for one, do not want Wii accessories dominating my living room. That's the reason I favoured the system in the first place...]]>Jul 13th 2007 5:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/13/wii-balance-board-hands-on-er-feet-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/13/wii-balance-board-hands-on-er-feet-on/Jul 13th 2007 5:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/13/wii-balance-board-hands-on-er-feet-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/13/wii-balance-board-hands-on-er-feet-on/
this is the problem... trying to do too much... stick to what works.]]>Jul 13th 2007 6:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/13/wii-balance-board-hands-on-er-feet-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/13/wii-balance-board-hands-on-er-feet-on/
Is Nintendo trying to prove that add-on accessories can be successful? Seriously, how many games besides Wii-Fit will actually use this? (...and I'm not talking about what YOU THINK can use it. I'm asking how many WILL use it...) Of all the add-on controllers, the zapper was probably the only one to reach any kind of minor success. Even then it wasn't that well supported.]]>Jul 13th 2007 6:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/13/wii-balance-board-hands-on-er-feet-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/13/wii-balance-board-hands-on-er-feet-on/
Also, how do you make a REAL game using this controller? I mean, a game that isnt a collection of mini-games. Are they going to make the next Mario Galaxy using this control scheme? (ok, skate and snow boarding make some sense.. what else?)]]>Jul 13th 2007 6:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/13/wii-balance-board-hands-on-er-feet-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/13/wii-balance-board-hands-on-er-feet-on/
Tony Hawk (and anything else on a board; surfing)
Spy Hunter (or any car driving game for the gas and break)
Drum Hero (or a drum kit tutor)
and of course Singer Sewing Machine Challenge 3000
]]>Jul 13th 2007 7:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/13/wii-balance-board-hands-on-er-feet-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/13/wii-balance-board-hands-on-er-feet-on/
I agree, this *seems* like it will have minor adoption. But, I actually foresee it doing quite a bit. Which is sad. If only it were four-way, instead of just two! Imagine, you know, some kind of DDR mat with the pressure sensitivity. And, being a big solid mat, it would drastically improve the gameplay. That would be freaking sweet.]]>Jul 14th 2007 10:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/13/wii-balance-board-hands-on-er-feet-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/13/wii-balance-board-hands-on-er-feet-on/To me, this product looks about 1000x better than the zapper.]]>Jul 13th 2007 6:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/13/wii-balance-board-hands-on-er-feet-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/13/wii-balance-board-hands-on-er-feet-on/Jul 13th 2007 6:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/13/wii-balance-board-hands-on-er-feet-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/13/wii-balance-board-hands-on-er-feet-on/
I could definitely see a scenario where this isn't used just in games, but in separate titles for different types of exercise. (WiiYoga, WiiStep, etc.)]]>Jul 13th 2007 6:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/13/wii-balance-board-hands-on-er-feet-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/13/wii-balance-board-hands-on-er-feet-on/Jul 13th 2007 7:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/13/wii-balance-board-hands-on-er-feet-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/13/wii-balance-board-hands-on-er-feet-on/Jul 13th 2007 7:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/13/wii-balance-board-hands-on-er-feet-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/13/wii-balance-board-hands-on-er-feet-on/
I see the point behind all these devices, and it's kinda nice to see gaming move in a new direction, but I'm concerned we're all gonna become hermits locked in our little Wii-caves.]]>Jul 13th 2007 7:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/13/wii-balance-board-hands-on-er-feet-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/13/wii-balance-board-hands-on-er-feet-on/Jul 13th 2007 7:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/13/wii-balance-board-hands-on-er-feet-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/13/wii-balance-board-hands-on-er-feet-on/
My question is when is Nintendo going to come out with branded clothing for use with it's Wii Fitness range? With a heart monitor that links to the Wii etc etc...]]>Jul 16th 2007 4:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/13/wii-balance-board-hands-on-er-feet-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/13/wii-balance-board-hands-on-er-feet-on/Jul 13th 2007 8:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/13/wii-balance-board-hands-on-er-feet-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/13/wii-balance-board-hands-on-er-feet-on/
One thing you have to remember, is that people posting in blog comments are always wrong, and Nintendo is always right.

The Wii Board let's you use the whole body to interact with the games. With the Wii Mote it was just the whole hand, wrist and arms. Now with Wii Board it is the whole body.

Imagine this: Combine a Wii Board with the Wii Mote, and you've got a Tennis game where you are actually simulating the whole experience of playing Tennis. The same with soccer game, skiing and surfing simulations at home. Imagine a 3D shooter where you combine the Zapper and the Wii Board, thus walking around in the game using the Wii Board combined with the Nunchuck.

This is probably not all, Nintendo probably has more precise WiiMote in the works and other motion sensing accessories.]]>Jul 13th 2007 9:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/13/wii-balance-board-hands-on-er-feet-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/13/wii-balance-board-hands-on-er-feet-on/cool...i guess. oki know you were making a point LOL and i totally
get your point. miyamoto or reggie even said that the board would be
in mind for future games...i definitly see a snowboard/skateboard
game. even a running/track game. does anyone else want to see more
action/adventure games for the wii, like zelda?
]]>Jul 13th 2007 10:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/13/wii-balance-board-hands-on-er-feet-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/13/wii-balance-board-hands-on-er-feet-on/
The reports are that this Wii Board is very precise and sensible, if it really is, then you would be able to do very subtle moves and combination of moves using that which would not be possible with a thumb joystick.]]>Jul 14th 2007 12:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/13/wii-balance-board-hands-on-er-feet-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/13/wii-balance-board-hands-on-er-feet-on/Moving your avitar with your feet sounds good to me.]]>Jul 15th 2007 12:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/13/wii-balance-board-hands-on-er-feet-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/13/wii-balance-board-hands-on-er-feet-on/Jul 16th 2007 6:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/13/wii-balance-board-hands-on-er-feet-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/13/wii-balance-board-hands-on-er-feet-on/
I think that if kids actually start liking it, then we might have found a solution to stop kids from getting OBESE..

waitin for some crap comin towards my comment.]]>Jul 16th 2007 7:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/13/wii-balance-board-hands-on-er-feet-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/13/wii-balance-board-hands-on-er-feet-on/Jul 16th 2007 1:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/13/wii-balance-board-hands-on-er-feet-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/13/wii-balance-board-hands-on-er-feet-on/Jul 17th 2007 8:19AM